April 10, 1996:

An anemometer at Barrow Island, off the northwestern coast of Western Australia, measured a wind gust of 253 mph during Severe Tropical Cyclone Olivia. This measurement stands as the highest non-tornadic wind speed ever recorded on Earth.#wxhistory pic.twitter.com/9uZplklmqq

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